Archive for the ‘Consumer News’ Category
CTIA Statement on AT&T’s “It Can Wait” Safe Driving Announcement
After AT&T announced its “It Can Wait” safe driving initiative today, I released the following statement: “Texting while driving is an extremely dangerous activity that puts drivers, passengers and pedestrians at unnecessary and avoidable risk. The wireless industry is proud to continue its collective efforts to promote safe driving, which CTIA initiated more than 15 [...]
Congratulations to the 2012 VITA Wireless Samaritans!
The Wireless Foundation held its 2012 Achievement Awards Dinner last night at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. It was a fantastic event as we heard a number of inspiring stories from people all over the country who used wireless technology to help others. In addition, Rep. Anna Eshoo of California and Rep. John [...]
U.S. Wireless Industry Snatching Opportunity from Smartphone Thieves
Last month, CTIA and the wireless industry once again extended their long line of consumer protection initiatives by announcing steps they are taking in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and law enforcement to help deter smartphone theft and protect personal data. A key part of the effort – creating databases to prevent reactivation of [...]
More Evidence of a Global Conspiracy?
This morning, Dow Jones ran a story looking at how Ofcom’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction is going to provide the U.K. with improved “broadband speeds, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.” In support of why the 4G spectrum auction was needed, they highlighted: Launch of 4G networks may up to GBP75 billion, or [...]
Guest Post from Sprint: Protect your smartphone in case it is lost or stolen
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve been highlighting some of the wireless industry’s tools and tips to help consumers protect themselves and their smartphones from being stolen. Today’s guest post was originally published on the Sprint Community site on April 18 from JGatSprint. It is disconcerting to think about losing your smartphone. From email [...]
CTIA’s Semi-Annual Survey Revealed Scary Result
On Friday, April 13, we released our semi-annual survey and we found something to be scared of in the results. But let me take a step back before I get to the scary part and say that it was astounding that the results showed a 123 percent increase in wireless data traffic! To try to [...]
Guest Post from T-Mobile USA: Report a lost or stolen phone
We’re continuing to help educate consumers about the tools and tips they can use to protect themselves and their smartphones from being stolen (reminder about the four steps to deter smartphone thefts). Today’s guest blog post is from T-Mobile USA on what its customers should do if their devices are lost or stolen. For more [...]
CTIA and Six Providers Urge the Senate to Put an End to Discriminatory Taxation of Wireless Service and Digital Goods
Today, CTIA and six wireless providers, which collectively serve almost 94 percent of America’s 322 million wireless subscribers, delivered a letter urging Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch to act on the Wireless Tax Fairness Act (S. 543) and the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act (S. 971). [...]
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